description in kabul

The description Seierstad uses in her book is not overbearing to the point where it creates an obstacle for the reader, rather it's a smaller amount of description, including just enough detail. Most of her sentences she uses in her descriptions are shorter and less of list descriptive images that would serve as unnecessary. What I did notice as I was reading, was that when a story involves a more engrossing and important image, Seierstad withholds from the exclusion of vivd imagery. For example, in explaining the two bodies that hung from the pole, she went into extensive detail. It's almost as if the reigning ideals that she is trying to express, are illustrated with far more detail. In connection to the larger picture of the text, the beginning chapter talks about the censoring control of the Taliban and their expedition on eliminating all literature and traces of Afghan history. On the contrary, Seierstad steers clear of hiding important details of certain images that would have an affect on the reader.